The proposed NCW Study project was implemented in West Bengal in 2013. The
research study began on 1st January, 2013. The main focus of the special project was
on Research Study on ostracization of women as witches, its causes, compensation to
victimized women and life after in West Bengal. The problem of ostracization of
women as witches in West Bengal is complex and the root cause was analysed.
In India, labeling a woman as a witch is a common ploy to grab land, settle scores or
even to punish her for turning down sexual advances. In a majority of the cases, it is
difficult for the accused woman to reach out for help and she is forced to either
abandon her home and family or driven to commit suicide. Most cases are not
documented because it's difficult for poor and illiterate women to travel from
isolated regions to file police reports.

The present study was conducted by Bamongram Resham Khadi Pratishthan with
the major objective of providing the preliminary information about the life of
women ostracized as witches, its causes, compensation to victimized women and life
after in West Bengal. The study attempted to understand the ostracization of women
as witches, its causes, compensation to victimized women and life after in West
Bengal. This cross-sectional study was conducted with the help of multiple research
methods – quantitative and qualitative research methods.